This page includes the 2020/21 planning package to help DHBs along with Public health units and Regions with their annual and regional planning and SLM improvement plan. This year the public health unit planning information is integrated in the Annual Plan guidance. The SLM improvement plan is an appendix to the Annal Plan but has separate guidance.

Adjustments to previously advised 2020/21 annual planning processes and timelines in consideration of COVID-19

The Ministry is adjusting 2020/21 annual planning processes and timelines in consideration of COVID-19.   

Central Government Agencies have advised they are exploring a range of options, including potentially modifying legislative requirements to assist entities to manage legislative planning and reporting requirements and they expect to be in a position to provide updates later in April.  
The Ministry is also considering how the impacts of COVID-19, the current level 4 national lockdown and the future path to recovery are likely to impact on the planning advice previously provided. 

In light of these issues the Ministry has adjusted the previously advised planning timelines as below:

• Feedback on first draft plans and advice on updated planning guidance that includes any new guidance/COVID-19 impacts to be issued mid May (this date may extend if national level 4 lockdown period extends). 
• No revised sections/full drafts of 2020/21 annual plans or regional services plans or second draft financial templates will be expected at this stage until at least mid June. Dates will be confirmed dependant on any legislative modifications that may occur. 
• The Ministry’s financial monitoring team will continue to stay in contact during April regarding the financial templates provided to date.

Annual planning and review timeline 2020/21 (docx, 19.53 KB) 6 July update

The documents that make up the planning package:

• Minister’s Letter of Expectations for district health boards and subsidiary entities for 2020/21
  (Note: If the Letter of Expectations file does not open, refresh your browser by clicking the refresh icon at the right hand side of the address bar, or right click on the file name to download the file)
• DHB Annual Plan Guidance 2020/21
• Quality improvement - Annual planning guidance 2020/21 (SLM improvement plan)
• RSP Guidance 2020/21

Supporting information and documents

• Population information: The Ministry of Health is currently waiting on a revised set of DHB population projections from Statistics NZ which we are expecting to receive late January 2020. The Ministry hopes to release the projections soon after this date following Quality Assurance review. For planning purposes, please continue to use the 2018 series of the DHB population projections.
• Funding information: DHBs should plan on the basis of their 19/20 funding advice.
• Supporting information and FAQs (xlsx, 33.55 KB)(including the following separate downloads)
  • Antimicrobial resistance supporting information (docx, 22 KB)
  • Cervical Screening: National Cervical Screening Programme coverage report and app
  • Breast Screening: NSCP BSA December 2019 equity target (xlsx, 214 KB)
  • Healthy food and drink - Healthy Active Learning (pdf, 66 KB)
  • Progress reports on Equity actions 2018/19
• Reporting templates: Public Health Reporting Templates
  • Please email reports for Q2 and Q4 using the following templates to Peter Burt [email protected]
• 2020/21 Production Plan: 2020/21 Production Plan template

Updates to the Crown Funding Agreement Schedules for 2020/21

• Operational Policy Framework
• Service Coverage Schedule
• Non-financial performance and monitoring – performance measures

If there are any queries, please email [email protected]

Answers to queries will be included in the FAQ document above.